Accomplished financial professional with the ability to handle job functions in
the finance and capital markets industry. Candidate for CFA Level 1 exam. Candid ate for CAIA designation. Adept in performing within dynamically changing financ ial environments requiring focused decision-making. Superior quantitative, analy sis, and research skills. Comprehensive background in automated trading for deri vatives, equities and forex. Fluency in French and proficiency in Spanish. Core Competencies: * Derivatives & Equities Trading * Index Options Trading * Investment Management & Analysis * Excel & VBA Programming * Financial Markets & Investment Strategies * Information Technology * Volatility Arbitrage & Relative Value Trading * Financial Research & Financial Analysis * Risk Management * Hedge Funds * Due Diligence * Computer Engineering PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE OPTIVER V.O.F. - Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 - 2010) Team Leader - Volatility Arbitrage / Long-Term Desk (2010) * Provided leadership and direction to a team of 4 traders on 7 European indices . * Maintained full responsibility for setting up volatility spreads and managing position risk limits. * Achieved the 2010 profit target by May utilizing sound financial acumen. * Monitored the team's risk profile and position by developing Excel spreadsheet s. Trader - Gamma Arbitrage / Relative Value Trading Desk (2009 - 2010) * Spearheaded efforts to spot index volatility spreads opportunities. * Created and introduced a new SX5E trading spot for long dated options. Team Leader & Trader - Volatility Arbitrage and Long-Term Desk (2006 - 2009) * Directed a team of 3 traders on European indices. * Increased quoting and trading sizes while boosting the total number of trades through brokers and trade size by 100%. * Managed P&L responsibilities for the desk and drove revenue growth. STAR ALLIANCE, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany (2004) Assistant Project Manager for Electronic Ticketing - Airline Alliance (Internshi p) * Developed the alliance E-Ticket technical standards documentation by consolida ting and analyzing data. * Maintained responsibility for project management and team leadership activitie s. * Streamlined reporting processes, enhanced efficiency, and boosted productivity by educating the team on the use of issue management software. * Cultivated relationships with 15 airlines, which aided in establishing and ach ieving deliverables. FULLMOON CREATIONS, Doylestown, Pennsylvania (2003) Intern * Played a key role in developing e-commerce applications. * Ensured the achievement of team objectives. Early Career: Intern - H20, Annecy, France (2001 - 2002) EDUCATION & TRAINING Master of Science in Investment Management (2006) Cass Business School, London, UK Graduated with Honors Master in International Project Management (2005) ESCP Europe, Paris, France Master of Science in Computer Engineering (2003) University of Technology of Compiegne, Compiegne, France Baccalaureate in Mathematics and Sciences (1998) Saint-Jean Secondary School, Saint-Quentin, France Graduated with Merits TECHNICAL SKILLS Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Project), Bloomberg, M arkit Programming in C/C++/VBA/Matlab/PHP/Javascript/ASP/CGI/MQL4, database management and structuring (SQL, ACCESS, Oracle)